Ramsden Farm Cottage, Dingleden, Benenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4JT
About Ramsden Farm Cottage
Ramsden Farm Cottage is a detached house in Benenden, Cranbrook, Cranbrook (TN17 4JT). It has a recorded floor area of 147 m² (around 1582 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1996-2002. The latest certificate (July 2024) shows a D (score 61), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 90), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil.
At 147 m² it sits well below the postcode median (330 m² across 4 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include change of use to residential, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Dec 2012Change of UseFullIn report
Retrospective - Development of upper floor and change of use of residential annexe to dwelling house
Retrospective- Documents
- 19 docs on file
- Reference
- 12/02912/FUL
- Nov 2012Change of UseOutlineIn report
EIA Screening Opinion: Retrospective - Development of upper floor and change of use of residential annexe to dwelling house (TW/12/02912 refers)
Retrospective- Documents
- 3 docs on file
- Reference
- 12/02920/EIASCR
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Ramsden Farm Cottage has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£598,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in TN17 4JT: £940,000 (2021–2008).
Nearby sales in TN17 4JT
Ramsden, Dingleden, Benenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4JT
Sold Dec 2021
£2,000,000Ramsden Farm, Dingleden, Benenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4JT
Sold Jan 2021
£1,685,0001 Hilltop Cottages, Dingleden, Benenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4JT
Sold Dec 2014
£170,0002 Hilltop Cottages, Dingleden, Benenden, Cranbrook, TN17 4JT
Sold Feb 2007
£310,000
Everything we know about Ramsden Farm Cottage, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Dingleden homes
On habitable rooms, Ramsden Farm Cottage runs well behind the street norm.
EPC Rating
61 (D)
Street avg 50 (E)
Floor Area
147 m²
Street avg 285 m²
CO₂ Emissions
5.8 t/year
Street avg 14.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
4 rooms
Street avg 9 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
1/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
1.0 km
Leybourne Dell — bus stop.
Closest school
1.3 km
Benenden Church of England Primary School. 2 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
44.1dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.5dB